Aci discovered tape over-pressurization static port during postflt ramp inspection.

Attributes
ACN	144238
Time
Date	199005
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mke
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1130 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	144238
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon landing at mke, FAA discovered one of the static ports was covered by masking tape. This port was part of the pressurization system, but no problems had been experienced during flight from cwa. The static port is located on the underside of the belly near the tail. A much more thorough preflight after maintenance has had aircraft is necessary to find that all little items are ok and the aircraft is ready for flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACI DISCOVERED TAPE OVER-PRESSURIZATION STATIC PORT DURING POSTFLT RAMP INSPECTION.

Narrative: UPON LNDG AT MKE, FAA DISCOVERED ONE OF THE STATIC PORTS WAS COVERED BY MASKING TAPE. THIS PORT WAS PART OF THE PRESSURIZATION SYS, BUT NO PROBS HAD BEEN EXPERIENCED DURING FLT FROM CWA. THE STATIC PORT IS LOCATED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BELLY NEAR THE TAIL. A MUCH MORE THOROUGH PREFLT AFTER MAINT HAS HAD ACFT IS NECESSARY TO FIND THAT ALL LITTLE ITEMS ARE OK AND THE ACFT IS READY FOR FLT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.